fire blanks

A form of shoot blanks — Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, blanks.

Meanings

verbfire blanks (third-person singular simple present fires blanks, present participle firing blanks, simple past and past participle fired blanks)

present singular third person fires blanks · participle present firing blanks · participle past fired blanks · past fired blanks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shoot blanks.
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APA

fire blanks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20blanks

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“fire blanks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20blanks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire blanks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20blanks.

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